Some background on me: I am a new grad RN & started my first nursing job at the beginning of September at an inpatient mental health facility. I absolutely love my job as a Psych Nurse so far, and could see myself working here for a long time; however, I know people change as years go by and one day I might decide psych nursing is no longer for me. But will I be stuck in this job since I have no other experience?
I thought of getting a PRN position at a hospital to gain some skills on a med-surg unit, but 1) I had applied for every position I've seen & have had no luck in even snagging one single interview and 2) I know PRN positions usually want/require experience since they don't usually offer much of an orientation & I don't have that experience. So I'm kind of at a loss here.
I am not going to quit my current job that I love to find a med-surg job I may possibly hate just to get experience, but are there any other options out there for me to gain some skills, just in case psych nursing doesn't work out for me later on?
Any advice is appreciated! Thanks in advance!
(Not to sound rude, but please, no lectures on "new nurses should always start on med-surg" or whatever. Yes, my teachers did say that all during school. Yes, I did apply for a thousand M/S positions. The only job offer I got was psych, so I took it, and I'm thrilled that I like it as much as I do.)
